Motor



F. RUZICKA MOTOR Filed Dec. 12, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 fizziz/wazmfa INVENTOR ATTO R N EY F. RUZICKA Oct. 6, 1925'.

MOTOR 2 Sheets-Skeet 2 Filed Dec. l2 1924 MN" 47 {In Ill E TOR Patented Oct. 6, 1925.

UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK RUZICKA, 0F BATTLE CREEK, NEBRASKA.

MOTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK RUZICKA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Madison and State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Motors, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a water motor.

My object is to arrange in a flowing stream of water a casing carrying a water ,wheel of a particular construction and designed to be rotated by the impact of the flowing water thereagainst to impart motion to suitable machinery, and wherein means is provided for preventing the contact of the water with the wheel, means be ing also provided for directing the flow of water from both the top and the sides of the stream against. the wheel, means being further provided for partly or whollydamming the stream of water when the wheel is not to be operated, while means is also provided for preventing rubbish, logs or other debris contacting with and injuring the wheel.

To the attainment of the above stated objects and others, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be had to the drawings which accompany and which form partof this application' In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the'improvement in operative position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a face view thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional View approximately on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 5.

On the bottom of a flowing stream, I arrange a box-like casing 1. The stream flows in the direction of the arrow disclosed in Figure 1 of the drawings, and at a suitable distance forward of the casing l, I preferably plant posts 2 that serve as obstructing elements for logs or other large debris passing down the stream so that the same will not contact with the casing.

' The casing has both its front and rear open, but has arranged therein at its said front and rear spiders 3 and a respectively, the same being centrally formed with bearwheel 6. 'By reference to Figure 4 of the drawings it will be seen that the blades 7 of the water wheel, while radiating from the .hub 8 therefor describe angle planes 9 'ing openings for the shaft 5 of the water from their juncture with the front of the hub and from thence are rounded rearwarclly, as at 10. The bodies of the blades from the center thereof have their faces arranged at different inclinations, or in other words, the said bodies are given a substantially half-twist at the said centers thereof. Thus the water entering the/casing 9 will first act upon the inclined faces of the blades and thereafter contact with the rounded or concaved faces of thesaid blades so that the full force of the flowing water will be imparted to the wheel.

On the outer end of the shaft 5 there is secured a sprocket wheel 11 around which there is trained a chain 12 directed toward the bank of the stream and trained around a sprocket wheel on a pulleycarrying shaft 13 that. is journaled in a suitable bearing 14.

A belt is attached to the'pulley and to the machine to be driven by the 'water'motor.

The front of the casing, at the top and at i 16 extend laterally from the casing toward the center of the stream. These beamshave theirends connected, as"at-17." On the outer face of the'beams or the connecting elements therefor, there are secured guides 18 for a door 19. The door has its inner and lower end pivoted, as at 20, and has on its upper corner, which is disposed diagonally with respect to the pivot, a handle 21. By swinging the handle in one direction the door is moved to close the entrance to the casing 1, and by swinging the door to a second position, the casing is open to the stream. To the rear of the door, when the latter is in open position and, of course, to one side of the casing, there is a second and slidable door 22, the same being movable in suitable guides 23. This door 22 has on its upper end a central lug 2a to which is connected a cable or like flexible element 25 secured to' one end of a lever 26. The lever is directed toward the bank of the stream on which the pulley wheel is arranged and is pivotally secured on an upright support 27. By

swinging the lever, the door 22 may be moved to open position. This is desirable when the door 19 is moved to close the casing, inasmuch as the flow of the stream will not be impaired by my improvement.

Secured on the outer face of the casing l, and to the extension that provides the guides of the doors, there is a guard. The guard is made up of any desired number of substantially V-shaped metal bars 28 which have their angle arms connected together by a brace element 29.

The open'top of the casing 1 is normally closed by-a hinged door 30, whereby access may be obtained to the water wheel.

Secured on the top of the casing, to one side of the door 30, and inward of the entrance to the said casing, there is an upwardly directed outwardly disposed deflector board or plate 31. On the rear of the casing there is also secured one or more uprights 32, and connected between the uprights and the deflector boards 31 there are suitable brace rods 33. The deflector is designed to direct water, which would ordinarily flow over the top of the casing, into the entrance or mouth of the said casing when the door 19 is in i open position, so that the water wheel will be subjected to the full force of the flowing stream.

It is, of course, within the province of this invention to provide a flat base on which the motor is supported and to arrange on the base means whereby the motor may be vertically adjusted. The rotor, which I have referred to as the water wheel is really in the nature of a roller with blades radiating from the hub thereof so that the water will be caused to take an angular path in its passage between the blades and by virtue of the force of water against the blades, the rotor will be positively and effectively turned.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A motor designed to be operated by a flowing stream, including a wheel having its blades arranged to be contacted by the stream and mechanism actuated by the turning of the wheel, means movable over the front of the wheel to shift the water from contact therewith and when in initial position to direct water from a side of the stream on to the wheel, and means above the wheel for also directing water thereagainst.

2. A stream operated motor comprising a wheel journaled in an open casing and susceptible to rotation by the flow of the stream, and mechanism operated by the turning of said wheel, doors supported to one side of the wheel casing, one of which movable to close the casing and the other vertically movable to permit of the free passage of the stream to one side of the casing when the first mentioned door is closed, and said first mentioned door when in casing opening position designed to direct the stream into the casing and against the wheel, a deflector on the casing for directing water downwardly therefrom into the casing and on to the wheel, and a reticulated guard for the front of the casing.

3. A motor designed to be operated by the water of a flowing stream, including a casing having open ends and having spiders at said ends, a water wheel carrying shaft journaled in the spiders, said casing hav -v ing its front end provided with a lateral- 1y extending frame, an outer door pivoted in the frame and susceptible to swinging to close the casing, a second door to the rear of the first mentioned door, and vertically slidable in the frame, means for operating both of said doors, an angular deflector plate on the casing over the inlet end thereof, brace means therefor, a guard which is V-shaped in plan and which is made up of spaced rods secured to the frame, and a door closing the top of the casing, all as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

FRANK RUZICKA. 

